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The Justice Department released millions of new pages related to the
convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Jon Elswick/Associated Press
Here’s What to Know About the Millions of Pages of Epstein Documents
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche signaled that this would be the
last major release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
The Department of Justice on Friday released the largest batch of
Jeffrey Epstein files to date, a giant tranche including three million
more pages of documents and thousands of videos and images.
The documents shed new light on the disgraced financier’s relationships
with several prominent figures, including Elon Musk, Bill Gates and
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. They also contain a significant number
of uncorroborated tips to law enforcement.
Congress mandated the release in November, and President Trump signed
the bill despite initially opposing it, as he has sought to put an end
to the accusations and speculation swirling around the case. The latest
batch of documents arrived weeks after a Dec. 19 deadline imposed by Congress.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the White House “had nothing
to do” with vetting the released documents. “They had no oversight and
they did not tell this department how to do our review and what to look
for and what to redact or not redact,” he said. Here’s what else we know
about the latest release of Epstein files.
The release was voluminous.
The department released three million pages, 2,000 videos and some
180,000 images at about 11 a.m. Eastern on Friday. The pages consist
of email chains, text messages, news articles, internal investigative
reports and other material tied to Mr. Epstein, a convicted sex offender.